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Jericho Teachers Association

The Jericho Teachers Association (JTA) represents approximately 310 teachers in the five buildings that make up the Jericho School District: Jericho High School, Jericho Middle School, Cantiague Elementary School, George A. Jackson Elementary School, and Robert Seaman Elementary School.

Jericho Teachers Association
99 Cedar Swamp Road Suite 125A
Jericho, NY 11753
phone: 516-938-2534
fax: 516-938-0830

About AFT Teachers

Throughout this century, the AFT has been a major force for preserving and strengthening America's democratic commitment to public education and public service. Desegregating public schools, passing the landmark Elementary and Secondary Education Act, establishing collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees, and addressing the needs of disadvantaged children are just a few of the causes the AFT has championed. MORE

History of the AFT

Learn the history of the AFT, including the union's founding in Chicago in 1916, its affiliation with the AFL-CIO, its battles for workers and human rights and its continued work to uphold the proud traditions on which the union was created.

AFT Mission Statement

The American Federation of Teachers is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality public education, healthcare and public services for our students, their families and our communities. We are committed to advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing, collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the work our members do.

About the AFT

Learn more about the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which was founded in 1916 to represent the economic, social and professional interests of classroom teachers and is an affiliated international union of the AFL-CIO.